The king sent his lady on the ninth Yule day, Three swans a-merry swimming, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges,…
The king sent his lady on the eighth Yule day, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my…
The king sent his lady on the fifth Yule day, Three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? The ‘three starlings’ for day five finds…
The king sent his lady on the fourth Yule day, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? Rather than a grey goose, today we highlight The diary of…
The king sent his lady on the third Yule day, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist, most commonly known for his…
The king sent his lady on the second Yule day, Three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? George Edwards (1694-1773) was an English ornithologist. He published A Natural History of…
Christmas in Scotland has the general reputation of being the lesser holiday in relation to the more popular Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night) celebrations. It could be argued that this can be traced back to…
In this final post by former students of the Mary Queen of Scots module, Fergus reflects on a composite edition of the Acts of the Scottish Parliament. Prior to the advent of the internet, keeping the public abreast of…
We were delighted to be able to host two events in mid-August to support work by colleagues in the School of Divinity. On Friday 19 August the delegates attending the British New Testament Society Conference in St…
In March earlier this year, I was honoured to visit the University Collections reading room at the University of St Andrews Library to explore some volumes in the collection which had been previously conserved. To give…